Aspectos críticos do controle do dengue no Brasil / Critical aspects of dengue control in Brazil
Cad. saúde pública
; 18(3): 867-871, maio-jun. 2002.
Article
em Pt
| LILACS
| ID: lil-330921
Biblioteca responsável:
BR526.1
ABSTRACT
Dengue is now the main reemerging disease in the world. In the absence of an efficacious preventive vaccine and effective etiologic treatment and chemoprophylaxis, the only vulnerable link for reducing dengue transmission is the mosquito Aedes aegypti, its principal vector. There are many difficulties in combating this mosquito in large and medium-sized cities. The complexity of contemporary urban life generates factors that facilitate the mosquito's proliferation and constraints on the reduction of its infestation rates. The objectives of dengue control should be based on available scientific and technical knowledge. Thus, while it is not possible to avoid dengue in areas infested with A. aegypti, it is possible to prevent major epidemics by improving epidemiological surveillance, and it is both possible and feasible to reduce the disease's case fatality from the current 5 to 6 to some 1 in the severe forms. The elaboration and execution of strategic plans for the organization of medical care for suspected dengue cases have proven to be a highly useful instrument to reduce case fatality both in other countries and in some cities of Brazil.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Vigilância da População
/
Doenças Transmissíveis Emergentes
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Dengue
/
Insetos Vetores
Tipo de estudo:
Screening_studies
Limite:
Animals
/
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
/
Brasil
Idioma:
Pt
Revista:
Cad. saúde pública
Assunto da revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
/
TOXICOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil